Europe & Central Asia vs Yemen: Food exports (% of merchandise exports)

Europe & Central Asia
10.6%
in 2025
Yemen
63.4%
in 2024
Europe & Central Asia rank
27th
Yemen rank
26th

Food exports (% of merchandise exports) over time

  • Europe & Central Asia
  • Yemen
020406080100196219932025

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 63.4% against 10.6% in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 52.8%.

That makes Yemen's figure about 6.0 times Europe & Central Asia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Yemen ahead.

Europe & Central Asia ranks 27th and Yemen ranks 26th of 46 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia Yemen Difference Ahead
1970s 12.5% 26.3% 13.7% Yemen
2000s 7.5% 4.8% 2.7% Europe & Central Asia
2010s 9.0% 40.8% 31.8% Yemen
2020s 10.3% 54.2% 43.9% Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food exports, Europe & Central Asia or Yemen?
Yemen, at 63.4% against 10.6% in Europe & Central Asia as of 2024.
What is the difference in food exports between Europe & Central Asia and Yemen?
52.8%, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Yemen?
20 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do Europe & Central Asia and Yemen rank globally for food exports?
Europe & Central Asia ranks 27th and Yemen ranks 26th of 46 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Food exports (% of merchandise exports)
Unit
% of merchandise exports
Source
Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
242 places, 10,095 data points, 1962–2025
Last refreshed

Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.